Saturday 13 May another beautiful silverback died. Bauwi was the leader of the group at Burger’s Zoo.
Over the years I took a lot of pictures of him. Reason enough for an ode to Bauwi. The first and last photo in this blog have been heavily edited. The last one is a composite. The background has been added.
If there is a gorilla heaven, I hope Bauwi is there now. Free and in beautiful surroundings.
Simply a beautiful gorilla!
![Bauwi Gorilla in Burger's Zoo 2016](https://anjawessels.photography/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_7065-26-2.jpg)
![Bauwi Gorilla in Burger's Zoo 2017](https://anjawessels.photography/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1348-2.jpg)
![Bauwi Gorilla in Burger's Zoo 2019](https://anjawessels.photography/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_6309-copy.jpg)
![Bauwi Gorilla in Burger's Zoo 2019](https://anjawessels.photography/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_9548-Hersteld.jpg)
![Bauwi Gorilla in Burger's Zoo 2019](https://anjawessels.photography/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_7386-Hersteld.jpg)
![Bauwi Gorilla in Burger's Zoo 2019](https://anjawessels.photography/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_6297-2.jpg)
Itch
![Bauwi Gorilla in Burger's Zoo 2017](https://anjawessels.photography/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1274-2.jpg)
Penny for your thoughts
![Bauwi Gorilla in Burger's Zoo 2022](https://anjawessels.photography/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20220309-IMG_7366-copy-2.jpg)
Gorilla heaven
![Bauwi Gorilla in Burger's Zoo 2017](https://anjawessels.photography/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_1309-copy-bewerkt_1-copy-2-copy.jpg)
Bauwi Gorilla in Burger’s Zoo 2017